Set-up properly for project success
How can you improve the chances of a project delivering recognisable benefits within a defined timescale? One answer is to…
Capacity Planning For Law Firms
We have all experienced this: sometimes we have too much work to do and sometimes we don’t have enough. Individuals,…
From Sport to Law – the rise of data analysis
Data analysis exerts a powerful, often unseen, effect on our lives. Organisations ranging from sports teams to supermarkets employ data…
Reduce the risk of project failure and increase your legal project management capability
Where and how to deploy resources for maximum benefit is a constant challenge for all organisations, including law firms. How…
Four practical steps for improving the effectiveness of lawyer-client communications
According to George Bernard Shaw The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place Given…
A template for law firm process improvement: professional sport
Lawyers and law firms could learn a lot from professional sports. The aim of professional sportsmen and women is to…
Project management skills of lawyers: a litmus test of competence?
Several law firms have told me recently that some of their practice areas have lost out when bidding for new…
Legal Project Management, Pricing and Alternative Fee Arrangements: A Book Review
This book, as titled above, is written by Jim Hassett, founder of the LegalBizDev consultancy. Jim has provided consultancy services…
Project management, process improvement and pricing of legal services
An increasing number of traditional law firms and new market entrants are putting effort into creating an operating model for…
Client need and some trends in legal service delivery
After speaking to some innovative law firms and attending some interesting legal industry events recently, I think some common trends…